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China: White Tiger Attempts Sneak on Zoo Visitor in Beijing

On April 17, 2023, in Beijing, located in northern China, a man stood with his back to a white tiger while eating an ice cream roll at the zoo. The tiger moved closer step by step, creating tension among onlookers. Suddenly, the tiger leapt forward, crashing against the glass partition with force. The visitor remained calm as the barrier kept him safe. The realistic moment shocked viewers and highlighted how strong the animal appeared behind the glass.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Khartoum Airport Damage - Sudan

Workers clean up rubble at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 17, 2025. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said in late March it has controlled the Khartoum International Airport, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023. Photo by Mohamed Khedir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khartoum Airport Damage - Sudan

This photo taken on April 17, 2025 shows a view of the Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said in late March it has controlled the Khartoum International Airport, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023. Photo by Mohamed Khedir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khartoum Airport Damage - Sudan

This photo taken on April 17, 2025 shows a destroyed aircraft at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said in late March it has controlled the Khartoum International Airport, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023. Photo by Mohamed Khedir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khartoum Airport Damage - Sudan

This photo taken on April 17, 2025 shows a destroyed aircraft at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said in late March it has controlled the Khartoum International Airport, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023. Photo by Mohamed Khedir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khartoum Airport Damage - Sudan

Workers clean up rubble at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 17, 2025. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said in late March it has controlled the Khartoum International Airport, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023. Photo by Mohamed Khedir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khartoum Airport Damage - Sudan

This photo taken on April 17, 2025 shows a destroyed aircraft at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said in late March it has controlled the Khartoum International Airport, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023. Photo by Mohamed Khedir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khartoum Airport Damage - Sudan

Workers clean up rubble and aircraft wreckage at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 17, 2025. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said in late March it has controlled the Khartoum International Airport, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023. Photo by Mohamed Khedir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Female Peshmerga Fighters In The Mountains - Iraq

A Peshmerga recruit digs inside a cave, reinforcing a defensive position, in Erbil, Iraq, on April 17, 2023. A significant number of Kurdish women have joined the Peshmerga, viewing exile and armed resistance as their only means of challenging the Iranian regime and asserting their rights. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NANNING-FASHION DESIGN-INDONESIA STUDENT (CN)

(240427) -- NANNING, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yusuf Maulana Firdaus (Front R), an international student from Jakarta, Indonesia, poses for photos with his teacher Huang Yanbing (Front L) among fashion models in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 17, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Indonesian student designs a life in fashion" (Xinhua)

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China National Comprehensive Fire Rescue Team

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2024 - Firefighters train at a fire and rescue station in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, April 17, 2024. According to the National Fire and Rescue Administration, by the end of 2023, the total size of China's national comprehensive fire and rescue team has increased to 220,000 people, and the number of fire and rescue stations has increased from 7,032 to 9,657.

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China National Comprehensive Fire Rescue Team

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2024 - Firefighters train at a fire and rescue station in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, April 17, 2024. According to the National Fire and Rescue Administration, by the end of 2023, the total size of China's national comprehensive fire and rescue team has increased to 220,000 people, and the number of fire and rescue stations has increased from 7,032 to 9,657.

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China National Comprehensive Fire Rescue Team

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2024 - Firefighters train at a fire and rescue station in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, April 17, 2024. According to the National Fire and Rescue Administration, by the end of 2023, the total size of China's national comprehensive fire and rescue team has increased to 220,000 people, and the number of fire and rescue stations has increased from 7,032 to 9,657.

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China National Comprehensive Fire Rescue Team

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2024 - Firefighters train at a fire and rescue station in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, April 17, 2024. According to the National Fire and Rescue Administration, by the end of 2023, the total size of China's national comprehensive fire and rescue team has increased to 220,000 people, and the number of fire and rescue stations has increased from 7,032 to 9,657.

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China National Comprehensive Fire Rescue Team

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2024 - Firefighters train at a fire and rescue station in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, April 17, 2024. According to the National Fire and Rescue Administration, by the end of 2023, the total size of China's national comprehensive fire and rescue team has increased to 220,000 people, and the number of fire and rescue stations has increased from 7,032 to 9,657.

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China National Comprehensive Fire Rescue Team

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2024 - Firefighters train at a fire and rescue station in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, April 17, 2024. According to the National Fire and Rescue Administration, by the end of 2023, the total size of China's national comprehensive fire and rescue team has increased to 220,000 people, and the number of fire and rescue stations has increased from 7,032 to 9,657.

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China National Comprehensive Fire Rescue Team

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2024 - Firefighters train at a fire and rescue station in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, April 17, 2024. According to the National Fire and Rescue Administration, by the end of 2023, the total size of China's national comprehensive fire and rescue team has increased to 220,000 people, and the number of fire and rescue stations has increased from 7,032 to 9,657.

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China National Comprehensive Fire Rescue Team

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2024 - Firefighters train at a fire and rescue station in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, April 17, 2024. According to the National Fire and Rescue Administration, by the end of 2023, the total size of China's national comprehensive fire and rescue team has increased to 220,000 people, and the number of fire and rescue stations has increased from 7,032 to 9,657.

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China National Comprehensive Fire Rescue Team

YANTAI, CHINA - APRIL 17, 2024 - Firefighters train at a fire and rescue station in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, April 17, 2024. According to the National Fire and Rescue Administration, by the end of 2023, the total size of China's national comprehensive fire and rescue team has increased to 220,000 people, and the number of fire and rescue stations has increased from 7,032 to 9,657.

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Australia sees fall in annual food consumption for first time: data

STORY: Australia sees fall in annual food consumption for first time: data SHOOTING TIME: April 17, 2024 DATELINE: April 19, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:57 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2. various of a supermarket STORYLINE: The total consumption of food by Australians has fallen for the first time on record. According to figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australians purchased a total of 14.8 million tonnes of food and non-alcoholic beverages in the 12 months to the end of June 2023 - down 1.9 percent from 15.1 million tonnes in the previous 12 months. It marks the first time the total apparent consumption of food and non-alcoholic beverages has declined since the ABS started measuring it in 2018-19. Apparent consumption of every major food group fell, with vegetables recording the largest drop of 14 grams per person per day followed by fruit - down 12 grams - milk and non-alcoholic beverages. "Each person had 186

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German tech company witnesses stellar growth amid Sino-German cooperation

STORY: German tech company witnesses stellar growth amid Sino-German cooperation SHOOTING TIME: April 17, 2024 DATELINE: April 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ZEISS 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAXIMILIAN FOERST, President and CEO, ZEISS Greater China 3. various of ZEISS products 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAXIMILIAN FOERST, President and CEO, ZEISS Greater China STORYLINE: Maximilian Foerst, President and CEO of ZEISS Greater China, recently took an interview with Xinhua. He hailed the growth of revenue of ZEISS in China, and is optimistic about future prospects of the Chinese market. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAXIMILIAN FOERST, President and CEO, ZEISS Greater China "We grew 22% overall in revenue (in fiscal year 2022-2023). And the very good news is this growth was in basically all our business segments. We are also an innovation-driven company. And innovation happens through exchange of ideas. This is why, fundamentally, we are always looking at

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SUDAN-CONFLICT-SITUATION

(240418) -- OMDURMAN, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on April 17, 2024 shows volunteers cleaning a damaged house in Omdurman, Sudan. The armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has entered its second year. Since the conflict broke out on April 15, 2023, more than 14,700 fatalities have been recorded, while the number of people displaced inside and outside of Sudan has reached 8.2 million, showed a recent report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua)

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SUDAN-CONFLICT-SITUATION

(240418) -- OMDURMAN, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on April 17, 2024 shows volunteers repairing damaged power supply facilities in Omdurman, Sudan. The armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has entered its second year. Since the conflict broke out on April 15, 2023, more than 14,700 fatalities have been recorded, while the number of people displaced inside and outside of Sudan has reached 8.2 million, showed a recent report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua)

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SUDAN-CONFLICT-SITUATION

(240418) -- OMDURMAN, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on April 17, 2024 shows volunteers repairing damaged power supply facilities in Omdurman, Sudan. The armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has entered its second year. Since the conflict broke out on April 15, 2023, more than 14,700 fatalities have been recorded, while the number of people displaced inside and outside of Sudan has reached 8.2 million, showed a recent report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua)

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SUDAN-CONFLICT-SITUATION

(240418) -- OMDURMAN, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on April 17, 2024 shows a volunteer cleaning a damaged house in Omdurman, Sudan. The armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has entered its second year. Since the conflict broke out on April 15, 2023, more than 14,700 fatalities have been recorded, while the number of people displaced inside and outside of Sudan has reached 8.2 million, showed a recent report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua)

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SUDAN-CONFLICT-SITUATION

(240418) -- OMDURMAN, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on April 17, 2024 shows volunteers cleaning a damaged house in Omdurman, Sudan. The armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has entered its second year. Since the conflict broke out on April 15, 2023, more than 14,700 fatalities have been recorded, while the number of people displaced inside and outside of Sudan has reached 8.2 million, showed a recent report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua)

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SUDAN-CONFLICT-SITUATION

(240418) -- OMDURMAN, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on April 17, 2024 shows volunteers cleaning a damaged house in Omdurman, Sudan. The armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has entered its second year. Since the conflict broke out on April 15, 2023, more than 14,700 fatalities have been recorded, while the number of people displaced inside and outside of Sudan has reached 8.2 million, showed a recent report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua)

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SUDAN-CONFLICT-SITUATION

(240418) -- OMDURMAN, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on April 17, 2024 shows volunteers repairing damaged power supply facilities in Omdurman, Sudan. The armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has entered its second year. Since the conflict broke out on April 15, 2023, more than 14,700 fatalities have been recorded, while the number of people displaced inside and outside of Sudan has reached 8.2 million, showed a recent report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua)

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Residents sustain livelihood in primitive means amid war in Sudan

STORY: Residents sustain livelihood in primitive means amid war in Sudan SHOOTING TIME: April 17, 2024 DATELINE: April 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:11 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: SOCIETY/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a woman setting up a fire on the ground using firewood 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALIYA KHALIL, Resident in Khartoum 3. various of a man ironing clothes using an old charcoal iron 4. various of the traditional lantern 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): RUAA MUDAWE, Resident in Khartoum 6. various of a donkey-pulled water cart 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): NAJLA AL-SANOUSI, Resident in Khartoum STORYLINE: One year into the war in Sudan, residents of the Sudanese capital of Khartoum have been enduring extremely difficult living conditions, resorting to primitive means to secure their everyday necessities. Since the war broke out on April 15, 2023, local residents have faced power outages, scarcity of water, lack of transportation, and disruption of communication networks. Without a reliable supply of resources t

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Japan logs trade deficit of 38 bln USD in fiscal 2023

STORY: Japan logs trade deficit of 38 bln USD in fiscal 2023 SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's trade deficit in fiscal 2023 shrank around 70 percent from a year earlier to 5.89 trillion yen (about 38 billion U.S. dollars), government data showed Wednesday. In the fiscal year ended March, exports expanded 3.7 percent to 102.90 trillion yen, topping 100 trillion yen for the first time and marking a record high for the third straight year, according to a preliminary Finance Ministry report. Automobile exports, which account for about 17 percent of Japan's total, grew 30.2 percent to 17.88 trillion yen, eclipsing the previous record of 14.67 trillion yen in fiscal 2007. In contrast, imports dived 10.3 percent to 108.79 trillion yen, falling for the first time in three years, chiefly reflecting falls in imports of coal and liquefied natural gas. With a weaker yen inflati

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EGYPT-SUDANESE REFUGEES-REBUILDING LIVES

(240417) -- CAIRO, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People fleeing from Sudan are pictured at a bus station in Aswan, Egypt, on April 25, 2023. Displaced by the civil war in Sudan a year ago, asylum-seeking Sudanese citizens have been trying to rebuild their lives in neighboring Egypt, but the task is by no means easy. TO GO WITH "Feature: Sudanese displaced by conflict strive to rebuild lives in Egypt" (Photo by Radwan Abu Elmagd/Xinhua)

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EGYPT-SUDANESE REFUGEES-REBUILDING LIVES

(240417) -- CAIRO, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People carrying their luggage are pictured after crossing the Argeen land port from Sudan into Egypt on April 27, 2023. Displaced by the civil war in Sudan a year ago, asylum-seeking Sudanese citizens have been trying to rebuild their lives in neighboring Egypt, but the task is by no means easy. TO GO WITH "Feature: Sudanese displaced by conflict strive to rebuild lives in Egypt" (Photo by Radwan Abu Elmagd/Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240416) -- BEIJING, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 10, 2024 shows a view of the Taihu Lake near Dongshan Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yan Jielong, an intangible cultural heritage inheritor, teaches his apprentice the skills of dark tea making at Dongshan Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2024. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Villagers work in an orchard in Xulou Village of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 11, 2024. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows tourists visiting a resort near Taihu Lake in Wuxing District of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows cleaners removing illegal fishing net at a port of Taihu Lake, Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit an exhibition showing the irrigation system of Taihu Lake in Yigao Village, Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 11, 2024. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows staff members of an ecological police service team patrolling on Taihu Lake, Wuxing District of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Local urban management and law enforcement team members inspect along the Taihu Lake bank in Wuxing District of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 11, 2024. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows staff members of local water authority collecting floating objects on Taihu Lake in Wuzhong District of Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Ting, a homestay manager, works at her homestay near Taihu Lake at Dongshan Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2024. Chen started her homestay business after resigning her work as a bank employee in 2018. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows a view of the Taihu Lake near Jinting Town of Wuzhong District, Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2024 shows tourists appreciating cherry blossoms at the Yuantouzhu scenic spot of the Taihu Lake in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 10, 2024 shows a view of the Taihu Lake near Dongshan Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Huiling (L), a homestay manager, drinks tea with a customer at her homestay transformed from pig-sheep pens and woodhouses in Miaodou Village, Zhili Town, Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 11, 2024. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows a view of the Yigao New Village for relocated former fishermen in Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-ZHEJIANG-TAIHU LAKE-GREEN TRANSFORMATION (CN)

(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows a view of a homestay near Taihu Lake at Dongshan Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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(240415) -- BEIJING, April 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 11, 2024 shows a view of the Taihu Lake near Jinting Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas. The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007. The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)